Damond L. Williams (born October 10, 1980) is an American professional basketball player in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia League. Williams, who is 6'6", is known for his versatility as a combo guard, effective at playing both

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and

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positions. He led his team through a perfect season of 42-0 during the Syrian Premier League and Syrian League Cup in the 2009 season. In 2009 Damond was voted the best shooting guard of the 20th Dubai International Basketball Tournament. Damond is also Founder of th
Chicago Basketball Academy
a global company that creates high-quality programs and services to provide alternative career opportunities for aspiring NCAA, NBA, and FIBA athletes.

Early life and youth

Damond L. Williams was born on Chicago's southeast side. He attended the esteemed Hyde Park Career Academy where he was a constant honor role student-athlete. Damond earned All-City accolades in cross country, but excelled in basketball as he often won slam-dunk contests and proved to be a prolific scorer. He received a full-athletic scholarship to New Mexico State University in 1997 when he was 17.

College career

Damond earned great athletic notoriety having played for a number of

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Division 1 schools under a full athletic scholarship

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, and New Mexico State before finding a permanent role on the McNeese State University Men's Basketball team, where he was the Lake Charles Toyota 2003 McNeese State University MVP. In 50 games with the McNeese State Cowboys, Damond established himself as a standout student-athlete and earned a bachelor's degree in

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. Heralded for his brilliant all-around game and explosive play style, Damond played a pivotal role in McNeese State's sharp rise to the top of the

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and the 2002

Tournament where he was named Chevrolet MVP of the 1st-round game against

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Professional career

Ireland

Williams started his professional career in Ireland with the

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of the

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during the 2003–04 season, helping the team win the championship.

United States

Williams played in the

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for the Cedar Rapids River Raiders during the 2004–2005 season.Wednesday's Sports Transactions
/ref> Williams later played in the

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league, playing for the Dakota Wizards during the 2005–2006 seasons. Shortly after, Williams was drafted to play in

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and upon his return to the U.S., he was drafted into the

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to play for the

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. However, Williams instead choose to accept an offer to compete internationally for the top basketball league in

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

. Williams also played in exhibition games for the world-famous

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in 2004 and 2007.

Latin America

In 2007, Williams joined the Argentine LNB League team

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, where he led his team to win Copa Argentina de Básquetbol

Cup at the National Level, and Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes at the International Level. Within the LNB, Williams would later play for multiple teams, including: Reales de La Vega, Titanes Del Distrito Nacional, Mineros de Cananea and Huracanes del Atlantico.

West Asia

In 2007, Williams joined the

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, playing for 3 teams from 2007 - 2010:

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, Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo, and

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. While playing in the Syrian Premier League, Williams won several titles in the Syrian League and in the Syrian League,

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and the Dubai International Basketball Tournament.Syrian Basketball (Men)
/ref> Syria League

Professional career statistics

Professional career

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, 11 , , 11 , , 38 , , 53.4 , , 38.7 , , 78.9 , , 9.2 , , 2.5 , , 1.2 , , .7 , , 19.5 , - , align="left" , 2004-04 , align="left" , Cedar Rapids River Raiders , 5 , , 1 , , 9 , , 52.5 , , 39.4 , , 81.8 , , 1.4 , , 1.6 , , 1.1 , , 1.2 , , 4.0 , - , align="left" , 2005–05 , align="left" , Soles de Mexicali , 7 , , 7 , , 37 , , 56.8 , , 39.7 , , 77.3 , , 7.0 , , 5.4 , , 1.3 , , 1.7 , , 28.4 , - , align="left" , 2005–06 , align="left" , Dakota Wizards , 34 , , 5 , , 24 , , 54.9 , , 18.8 , , 60.9 , , 3.5 , , 1.1 , , 1.1 , , .8 , , 8.3 , - , align="left" , 2006–07 , align="left" ,

, 10 , , 10 , , 35 , , 55.5 , , 38.8 , , 74.7 , , 6.7 , , 3.9 , , 1.2 , , 1.5 , , 18.9 , - , align="left" , 2007–07 , align="left" , Calor de Mexicali , 12 , , 12 , , 37 , , 53.6 , , 41.2 , , 77.3 , , 7.9 , , 3.2 , , 2.3 , , 1.4 , , 32.1 , - , align="left" , 2007–08 , align="left" ,

, 27 , , 27 , , 36 , , 59.0 , , 40.7 , , 79.6 , , 7.3 , , 3.4 , , 1.8 , , .9 , , 28.6 , - , align="left" , 2008–08 , align="left" , Reales de La Vega , 8 , , 8 , , 35 , , 56.2 , , 41.4 , , 79.7 , , 6.7 , , 2.7 , , 1.4 , , 1.3 , , 24.7 , - , align="left" , 2008–09 , align="left" ,

, 32 , , 32 , , 27 , , 58.3 , , 42.5 , , 76.2 , , 5.8 , , 4.9 , , 1.9 , , 1.1 , , 17.6 , - , align="left" , 2009–10 , align="left" , Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo , 27 , , 27 , , 38 , , 58.9 , , 42.5 , , 78.6, , 7.4 , , 5.7 , , 1.7 , , 1.6 , , 27.4 , - , align="left" , 2010–10 , align="left" , Titanes Del Distrito Nacional , 8 , , 8 , , 35 , , 53.8 , , 41.8 , , 77.3 , , 6.5 , , 3.8 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , 24.8 , - , align="left" , 2011–11 , align="left" , Mineros de Cananea , 8 , , 8 , , 31 , , 57.5 , , 30.0 , , 74.2 , , 4.1 , , 1.8 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , 15.6 , - , align="left" , 2012–12 , align="left" ,

, 12 , , 12 , , 38 , , 57.9 , , 21.8 , , 59.9 , , 7.6 , , 5.6 , , 2.3 , , 1.6 , , 21.4 , - , align="left" , 2013–13 , align="left" , Mineros de Cananea , 10 , , 10 , , 29 , , 64.4 , , 20.0 , , 81.0 , , 2.8 , , 4.8 , , 2.6 , , 0.8 , , 16.3 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 189 , , 185 , , -- , , -- , , -- , , -- , , -- , , -- , , -- , , -- , , --

College career

, - , align="left" , 2001-02 , align="left" , McNeese State University , 21 , , 21 , , 34 , , 51.2 , , 38.1 , , 61.8 , , 5.5 , , 1.4 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , 11.4 , - , align="left" , 2002-03 , align="left" , McNeese State University , 29 , , 27 , , 35 , , 46.7 , , 29.9 , , 54.2 , , 6.3 , , 2.4 , , 1.7 , , 1.3 , , 10.7 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 50 , , 48 , , -- , , -- , , -- , , -- , , -- , , -- , , -- , , -- , , --

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

* 2007 Liga Profesional de Baloncesto Regular Season Finalist - * 2007

Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico The Basketball Circuit of the Pacific Coast ( or ''CIBACOPA'') is a basketball league based in Northwestern Mexico. As of 2018, it involves 10 clubs, primarily from northwest Mexico. The matches take place from March to June. History A league wi ...

All Star Game * 2007 Copa Argentina de Básquetbol Champion: * 2007 Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Finalist: * 2008 Syrian Premier League MVP * 2008

* 2009

Champion * 2009

Syrian Premier League Champion * 2009

Syrian Cup Winner Champion * 2009

Aleppo International Tournament Champion * 2009 Dubai International Tournament * 2009 Best Shooting Guard Dubai International Tournament * 2010 Syrian Basketball Cup * 2010 Asia-Basket.com All-Syrian League Honorable Mention * 2012 All-Lebanon League Honorable Mention

College career

* 2002 Chevrolet McNeese State University MVP * 2002 Southland Conference tournament Winner * 2002 Southland Conference Regular Season champion * 2002 All-Southland Conference * 2003 Toyota Lake Charles McNeese State University MVP * 2003 Southland Conf. Tournament semifinals

External links

Eurobasket.com Profile

Asiabasket.com Profile

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Damond 1980 births Living people Basketball players from Chicago Dakota Wizards players Los Angeles D-Fenders players McNeese Cowboys basketball players New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball players American men's basketball players Huracanes del Atlántico players Guards (basketball)